Safety savvy

On Saturday night in Malta's Trafton Park, over a hundred people sat on the hoods of their cars, lawns chairs or simply plopped down on a tuft of grass in order to watch the Fourth of July Firework display hosted by the Malta Chamber (through donations) and the City of Malta.

What followed was a brilliant display of high-powered fireworks, which brought hoots and hollers from the crowd. However, it was more than 24-hours prior to the rockets taking flight on Independence Day that the Malta City and Phillips County Volunteer Firefighters started the grunt work and preparation for the event took...